Ink-well cover.



' No. 628,!07. Patented July 4, I899.

B. a. MERRILL.

INK WELL COVER.

(Application filed Mar. 18, 1899.) (No Model.)

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BELA G. MERRILL, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

INK-WELL COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,107, dated July 4, 1899.

Application filed March is, 1899.

To aZZ whom it may concern} Beit known that I, BELA G. MERRILL, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Oak Park, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-Well Covers, of which the following is a specification.

In the'drawings, Figure 1 is aplan view of my improved ink-well with the lid or cover in place; Fig. 2, a vertical sectional elevation taken in line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a bottom plan 1 view of thecover of the ink=well, and Fig. 4

an enlarged sectional view taken in line 4. of

In making my improved ink well cover, which is intended to be adapted for use in inkstands, school-desks, and other places where ink-wells are used, I arrange a suitable inkreceptacle A in a suitable recess in the ink- Well stand,desk, or other place, and arrange a cover B to inclose the opening or recess and cover and protect the ink-receptacle and prevent the ink from evaporating or becoming deteriorated through exposure or the accumulation of dust and other impurities in it from theatmosphere. The cover B is intended to be fastened in place by screws, tacks, or other convenient means, as may suit the preference of the parties making or using the same. It is preferably made of metal and nickel-plated or otherwise finished in a way that will make it ornamental and prevent it from readily corroding or otherwise deteriorating. I arrange a lid 0 in the cover immediately over the opening to'the ink-well. This lid is intended to be mounted on a rock-shaft D, so that by the turning of the rock-shaft the lid will be raised and access to the ink permitted. I prefer to make the lid slightly beveled, as shown in Fig. 2, or otherwise permitted to assume and maintain a position flush with the face or surface of the cover. If desired, it may rest directly upon the top of the ink-receptacle when in its down or closed position; but as to this I do not care to confine myself and shall leave it to the preference or convenience of the maker or user. In order to raise the lid whenever it is desired to use ink, I extend the rockshaft D, on which it is mounted, to one side, as shown in Fig. 3, and arrange on its end a pinion d. This pinion is shown in Fig. 4 as being a full or complete pinion; but, if desired, it may be a mutilated pinion provided only with the particular number of teeth that Serial No. 709,617. (No model.)

will be used in raisingthe lid the desired distance. When made in this mutilated form, it is obvious that it will occupy less space than when made as a complete pinion in the way shown, I surround this pinion bya tubular push-button E, which extends up through the cover, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and I provide one side ofthe tubular push-button withholes e, which receive the teeth of the pinion and operate as a rack, so that as the push-button is pushed down the pinion will be rotated, and with it the rock-shaft D,- a quarter of a revolution, which will throw the lid 0 into an upright position. arranged on the under side of the cover and attached to the lower or inner end of the tubular push or rack button, so as to restore the button to its initial position as soon as pressure is removed from it. This will cause the lid to be automatically closed as soon as the pressure on the button is removed. This spring also operates as a holder to sustain or hold the push or rack button in its up or initial position. I prefer to locate the button, as shownin Fig. 1, so that as one reaches his pen for ink he may, with the little finger of the hand holding the pen, depress the button, causing the lid to be thrown up and the ink Well opened, all at one and the same opera-' tion. As above said, the removal of the pressure will permit the lid to be thrown back into its closed position, so that the ink-well is always. closed, except at the moment when it is desired to replenish the pen with ink,-

so that all chance of leaving the well open through the carelessness or forgetfulness of users is obviated.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

'In an ink-Well cover, the combination of a lid, a rock-shaft on which the lid is mounted,

a pinion mounted on the rock-shaft, a rack- A spring F is, 

